I put a hand out to the Pearl inside my memory in a veil of illusion. The memory fades as she turns her head towards me. My arm fixes itself on where it is, hanging in mid-air. "Amethyst?" I put my arm down and I look down at the hand connected to it.

A hand touches my shoulder and I gasp, whipping my body around to face a tired, somber Jasper. "Is something wrong?" I can feel a tear sliding down on my right cheek. I immediately wipe it away. "N-No, Jasper! Nothing's wrong."

Jasper groans inward as she turns to look behind her. "BISMUTH!" Bismuth looks up and she quickly turns to face her. "YEAH, JASPER?!"
"WE NEED TO FIND A WAY INTO THE BUNKERS OF THIS BATTLEFIELD! THAT MEANS STOP SIGHTSEEING AND LET'S ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ALREADY!"

Bismuth glares at her. "JASPER, IT COULD TAKE US DAYS TO FIND ONE ENTRYWAY! MAYBE EVEN A WEEK! I DON'T KNOW!" Jasper facepalms. "Well, we don't have all night! Rose is gonna be coming for us and if we don't find a place to hide soon, we're in big trouble!"

She turns to look down at me as she puts her hands on her hips. "I don't suppose you could help us out?" I put a hand to my chin, looking down. "Hmm..." I smile. "Actually, I think I got something. Better yet, a plan."

"So what's the plan?"
"Bismuth has been in a bunker before and so have you. Weren't you guys like important back during the war?"
"Well, yeah. We were Generals."
"Shouldn't you know how bunker placement works then?"

"Mm, True. Let's see. Homeworld would place their bunkers in areas that involve the best defense, so it has be very well hidden from plain sight. I would say, behind a cluster of bushes and shrubbery."
"Okay. But what about Bismuth?"
"Should I call her over or-?"

"No. I'll go up to her." I dash up to Bismuth and I skid to a stop in front of her. "Whoa! Amethyst, watch where you're rushing! Back during the war, a selective few got themselves shattered over bumping into random participants."

"Oh. Sorry about that, Bismuth."
"It's alright. What do you want, Amethyst?" My throat feels a bit dry. I clear my throat before I resume. "I wanted to know how the Crystal Gems would've done bunker placement. You were a General back during the war, correct?"

"Until I was bubbled away for thousands of years, yes, I was."
"Then you must know!"
"Well, Rose's bunker placement isn't really the same as Homeworld's, but it's not really that much different either."
"Where would the bunker be then?"

"Generally, Rose would take offense by leaving the bunker in plain sight for anyone to see. Crystal Gems could find it easily and so can Homeworld. We leave traps down below to take out whoever's coming. This was the very last battle I fought in."

She narrows her eyes. "And then we lost. I wasn't able to stick around to see their trust and determination shatter before their very eyes. Speaking of which, I could've shattered whatever was left to beat myself!" She pounds the ground in front of her.

I hear a metallic sound. I gape down at the ground below Bismuth and I. "The bunker." I turn to Jasper. She is staring off into the field. Her eyes glisten with tears welling from within them. Her fists shake as she squints her eyes shut.

"JASPER!" Jasper looks up, abruptly opening her eyes. She quickly turns her head around. "WE FOUND THE BUNKER!" Jasper raises her eyebrow before she darts over to where Bismuth and I are. Bismuth grunts as she lifts open the heavy metal door leading underground.

The door clangs as it lands on the other side, exposing the entrance. We stare down into the abyss below us. "We should've taken a Ruby hostage." I hold up a finger. "OR..." My hand sparks for a moment as I put it out in front of Jasper and Bismuth. "You really just needed me."

I point my thumb at myself, smiling. "Uh...Amethyst?" I groan, narrowing my eyes. "What?!" Jasper points at my hand. "Are you really sure you can hold that for the ENTIRE time we're down there?"
"I don't know."
"YOU DON'T KNOW?!"

Bismuth shushes her. "Jasper, we don't need to yell right now. Especially when we have Rose to worry about who can hear us miles away from where we are right now!"
Jasper folds her arms. "Let's just hope we can find some light down there. Alright. Light 'em up, Amethyst!"

My hands spark once more and without hesitating, I jump into the darkness. "Let's go." Jasper jumps in next followed by Bismuth. They land on the dirt with a grunt. A hand touches my shoulder. "Lead on." I nod and I start heading down the corridor.